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Irvine taco eating contest dominated by UCI students

April 9th, 2008, 5:00 pm · 1 Comment · posted by Nancy Luna, Staff Writer

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Here’s the results of the Tacos & Co. taco-eating smack down match, held earlier this week in Irvine.

Of the 23 contestants, most were students from UC Irvine and all were men except the winner: Karina Muniz. (shown, above)tacos_2ndplace.jpg

Muniz, who entered the contest last minute as a walk-in, wolfed down eight California Tacos (chicken, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese on a soft corn tortilla) in 4 minutes. Her prize: a $100 gift certificate for Tacos & Co., which has five fast-casual Mexican food restaurants in Orange County.

Muniz beat UCI student Jeff Wong, who ate seven tacos in 4 minutes. He got a$50 gift certificate. Wong is shown, right.

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One Response to “Irvine taco eating contest dominated by UCI students”

  1. FRANCISCO Says:
    April 14th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

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